Eisenhardt mine
| Eisenhardt | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1613 | ||
| End of operation | July 21, 1894 (1906) | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Iron ore | ||
| Greatest depth | 238 m | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 49 '10 " N , 7 ° 43' 53" E | ||
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| local community | Birch honey meal | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Altenkirchen district | ||
| country | State of Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bergrevier Hamm an der Sieg | ||
The Eisenhardt mine was an iron ore mine near birches and honey dinners in the Altenkirchen district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
history
The pit was first mentioned in 1613 . A tunnel brought a depth of 60 m underground. 1837, the mine went through the presumption of Wilhelm passage and Heinrich transition into service. In 1865 the decision was made to start civil engineering , but the first cable car journey took place in 1869. Two years later the shaft was equipped with conveying and water-holding machines. In 1869 the "German-Dutch Stock Corporation" became the new owner of the mine. In 1872 a 1510 m long narrow-gauge railway was built according to Wissen , a year later the mine changed hands again. As with other mines in the region, Krupp became the new owner.
In 1876 the second shaft was built, which later had a depth of 238 m. In 1885 it reached a depth of 102 m, levels were created at 31, 63 and 102 m. The shaft was equipped with a twin hoisting machine with 17 HP and a water holding machine with 37 HP. The production of the mine in 1884 amounted to 6,397 tons of Spateisenstein and 82.5 tons of copper ore . Production was stopped on July 21, 1894, and operations were completely shut down in 1906. The corridor of the Eisenhardt mine had an average thickness of 2 m, in places up to 4 m.
See also
literature
- Norbert Langenbach: The “Neue Eisenhardt” and “Geyersecke, Stöckerdamm” pits with birch honey dinners . Roth 2003.
- Gustav Wolf: Description of the mountain district Hamm an der Sieg . Marcus, Bonn 1885.
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )